Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- DSM-5(also: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-IV, DSM)
- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the standard classification system used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions. The current edition (DSM-5-TR,…
- Digital Phenotyping(also: Active Digital Phenotyping, Passive Digital Phenotyping, Behavioral Phenotyping)
- The use of data from digital devices (smartphones, computers, wearables) to quantify behavioral and physiological characteristics relevant to health or ability. Passive digital phenotyping collects data unobtrusively during natural device use (e.g., analyzing typing patterns or…
- Digitized Assessment(also: Digitised Assessment, Digital Hiring Assessment, Computer-Based Employment Assessment)
- A computer-based hiring test used by employers to evaluate candidates' personality, cognition, skills, or judgement. Common formats include personality inventories, gamified cognitive tasks (balloon-inflating risk tests, Flanker attention tasks, arithmetic mini-games),…
- Dyslexia Screening(also: Dyslexia Assessment, Reading Disability Screening)
- The process of identifying individuals who may be at risk for dyslexia, typically through standardized tests that assess reading fluency, phonological awareness, rapid naming, and other cognitive indicators associated with the condition. Traditional screening requires trained…
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